Introduction to the Psychology of Women 258
Women's Studies 258
Fall 2007
Hal Bertilson
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM Tuesdays and Thursdays
Old Main 322

Course Description Links to Women's Web Sites
Syllabus UW-Superior
Writing/Discussion Assignments Women's Studies Program
Term Project Area Women's Studies Programs
Date Due Assign-ments Study Questions Study Notes Lecture Outlines Extra Credit Women's Studies at St. Scholastica
9-4-07 A01    

Patriarchy,
Feminist Worldview (D2L), and Video: Not for Ourselves Alone (D2L)

  
9-6-07 A02 SQ02 Note02

Studying to Learn (D2L), Video: Not for Ourselves Alone (D2L)

   
9-11-07 A03 SQ03   Video: Not for Ouselves Alone continued   Concert of Understanding in the RSC Snack Bar at 8:00 PM Tuesday evening
9-13-07 A04 SQ04 Note04 Video: Food Insecurity and Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed (D2L) and Readers' Threatre Lives on the Edge (D2L)    
9-14-07           Invitation to the Inkblots and Psi Chi Noon Meeting
9-15-07           Peacemaking Workshop
9-17-07       Copies of "Lectures on the Psychology of Women" and "In Our Own Words" have been taken to the library reserve desk for two-hour checkout.   Amnesty International Student Club meets on Mondays at noon
9-18-07 A05 SQ05   Readers' Theatre: Lives on the Edge (D2L), The Equal Rights Amendment (D2L), and What is Feminism (D2L)   Volunteer opportunity at Safe Haven Shelter for Battered Women
9-20-07 A06 SQ06   Gender as Status and Power, Why Aren't We Shocked?, The White Ribbon Campaing, Punished for Being Female, Stop Violence Against Women Campaign, and Have Justice Will Travel   CHUM Volunteer Opportunities
9-21-07           Social Justice Activism opporunity: Marshals needed for "Strike for Peace" in Duluth
9-25-07 Test 1 Sample questions   Test 1 Distribution   Planning Meeting Trip to Doctors' Without Borders Simulated Refugee Camp
  If your printer is not working, you can move your assignment to Main 130 via email to yourself, a flash drive (jump drive or memory stick, or CD and print it there.  
9-27-07 A07 SQ07   The Greatest Experiment Performed on Women: Exploding the Estrogen Myth    
9-28-07           Trip to Doctors' Without Borders Simulated Refugee Camp
10-2-07 A08 SQ08   Discrimination Against Pregnant Women and Gender Gap in Health Care    
10-4-07 A09 . SQ09   A09 Supplement, Video: Perfect Illusion: Eating Disorders and the Family    
10-9-07 A10 SQ10   Ambiguous Gender, Prenatal Sexual Differentiation with handouts, Genital CAH web site, Our Bodies, Ourselves, Making the Cut   Petition Regarding Darfur
10-11-07 A11 SQ11   Video: Is it a Boy or a Girl?    
10-14-07 Opportunity to invest two hours in social justice term project work at the Northland Anti-War Coaltion meeting   Northland Andti-War Coalition social justice opportunity
10-16-07 A12 SQ12   Dianna Hunter, Women & Gender Issues Coordinator notes from 2003, notes from 2007, Office of Women's and Gender Issues, World Food Day Video, and Loeb: We Don't Have To Be Saints 2007 World Food Day Teleconference Extra Credit Opportunity
Room changed to RSC 20		  
10-17-07           12:00 Noon. Women in Black Vigil. Qualifies as part of Social Justice Term Project
10-18-07 Test 2     Test 2 Distribution   11:45 AM Training for Direct Social Justice Action Qualifies as Social Justice Term Project hours.
and
5:30 PM Domestic Violence Awareness March. Qualifies as Social Justice Term Project Action.This event is cancelled due to the weather
10-19-07           12:00 Noon Picket for Peace. Qualifies as Social Justice Term Project
and
7:00 PM Veterans Speak Out Qualifies as Social Justice Term Project
10-23-07 A13 SQ13   Guest Speakers: Together for Youth   Student Discussion of Peace and Peacebuilding Qualifies as Social Justice Term Project
10-25-07 A14 SQ14   Video: Honor Lost and Death in Jordan and Lecture: Femicide in Global Perspective    
10-27-07           Regional Anti-War Rally in Chicago
10-30-07 A15 SQ15   Guest Speaker: Ken Pearson: Service Learning and Ed Heisler: Safe Haven Shelter    
11-1-07 A16 SQ16   Guest Speaker: Sandra Wright    
      See the new Peace Web Site The movies are available for extra credit with a reaction paper. On the reaction paper what principles you have studied in this class apply? What did you learn about peace and war?  
      Dr. B. is looking for men to help with the White Ribbon Campaign on campus this fall. If interested contact Dr. B. Counts as Social Justice Activism  
11-5-07         Lydia Lopez Union Organizer Columbian Flower Industry extra credit  
11-6-07 A17 SQ17   Tegan Wendland: Discussion of Landmine Exhition, Fair Trade Expo, and Hunger Banquet, Guest Speaker: Tara Richter (CASDA), and Video: Acquaintance Rape: The Ultimate Betrayal Landmine Exhibition extra credit Campus Peace Center discussion Counts as Social Justice Activism
11-7-07       Women in Black Vigil at Superior and Lake in Duluth Counts as Social Justice Activism Landmine Exhibition, Fair Trade Expo, and Hunger Banquet extra credit Hunger Banquet is looking for volunteers to help. Counts as Social Justice Activism If interested contact Tegan Wendland
11-8-07 A18 SQ18   Video: March for Women's Lives and article: Birth Control Pills May Clog Arteries Womens; Studies Essay Reading and Reception estra credit and Memory and Serial Recall Experiment extra credit  
11-13-07 Test 3          
11-15-07 .A19 SQ19   Video: Sisters of 77; Discussed thesis, antithesis, synthesis as related to the video, and small group discussion of term projects    
11-16-07           Picket/vigil during the noon Hour. Counts toward Social Justice Activism. and Mobilizing Communities of Faith Against War Also counts toward Social Justice Activism
11-20-07


A20


SQ20		   Video: Flat Broke with Children: Women and Welfare Reform   Speaker on PTSD
11-21-07           Women in Black Vigil Counts toward Social Justice Activism.
11-26-07         Anti-War Film 6:30 PM. Cancelled  
11-27-07 A21 SQ21   A new view of women's sexual problems, Health clinic in SW Los Angeles, Affordable family planning, A human rights champion War and Resistance Panel Extra Credit Rape Aggression Defense System
11-29-07 A22 SQ22   Guest Speaker: Mary Lee Vance.
Term Project is Due. An exception is made to this deadline for students doing some of their volunteer work at Safe Haven because Ed Heisner could not speak to our class earlier in the semester. In response to a question in Psy 317on 11-13-07, if the project is late, but turned in before December 5th 10 points will be deducted. If the project is turned in later than December 6th 20 points will be deducted. Projects will be accepted as late as December 18.		 Extra Credit 10:00 AM Reading of Peace Crimes/Peace and War in the Heartland HFAC 2131 Experimental Theatre  
11-30-07         r Extra Credit 12:00 Noon Reading of Peace Crimes/Peace and War in the Heartland HFAC 2131 Experimental Theatre and 7:00 PM Reading of Peace Crimes/Peace and War in the Heartland HFAC 2131 Experimental Theatre  
12-4-07 A23 SQ23   Guest Speaker: Dr. Maria Cuzzo Returning Veteran/Student Speaks on his transition from Combat Veteran to Peace Activist and Film: Transamerica Extra Credit  
12-6-07 A24 SQ24   Video: Meena of Afghanistan, Revolutionary Association of Women of Afghanistan (RAWA), and Short Biography of Martred Meena    
12-10-07 International Human Rights Day
12-11-07 A25 SQ25   Please select survey in D2L and do a course evaluation; Video: Speak Truth to Power; Cards for replacement Katrina housing ; Letters in support of the International Violence Against Women Ac t    
  An error in the course evaluation has been corrected. It is now available under Survey in D2L. It will be greatly appreciated if you fill out the evaluation. It is anonymous. It is my way of understanding how I might improve the course. It is also used by my colleagues to determine if a merit salary increase is justified.
12-13-07 Test 4   Assignments and extra credit will be accepted until the date/time of the final exam. The term projects are being graded and grades will be posted to D2L as soon as they are complete.
12-20-07 Final Exam   You may use laptop computers to answer the final exam if you email me your test as soon as you are finished. Please remember the test is "closed book."  
  If you want your final gradebook page in Excel emailed to you, please email me with your request.  
Escort service in the evenings from classes, the library, etc. is available by calling Campus Safety at 394-8114. Psychology of Women 258 Opportunities
Access to the Student Lab in Old Main is available on the weekends by calling Campus Safety at 394-8114.  
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